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Title:
OBSTACLE REMOVAL DEVICE FOR RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012106684
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To efficiently absorb energy by increasing absorbed energy per unit weight at collision.

The obstacle removal device is disposed in the front part of the vehicle underframe of a railway rolling stock, and includes an obstacle removal plate that protects the vehicle from obstacles on the track while the rolling stock travels. The obstacle removal plate has: a main plate part arranged to be struck on the face thereof by obstacles and shaped to convexly curve towards the longitudinal travel direction when viewed in plan; and auxiliary plate parts that protrude from the main plate part toward the rear. The auxiliary plate parts are provided continuously from a convexly curved front end part in the main plate part, along the main plate part towards a right and left pair side parts at the rear of the travel direction.


Inventors:
TAGUCHI MAKOTO
SANO ATSUSHI
YAMADA TOSHIYUKI
KUMAMOTO HIDEKI
YAGI SEIICHIRO
TOMIZAWA MASAYUKI
Application Number:
JP2010258535A
Publication Date:
June 07, 2012
Filing Date:
November 19, 2010
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
KAWASAKI HEAVY IND LTD
International Classes:
B61F19/04; B61G11/16
Domestic Patent References:
JP2005053346A2005-03-03
JP2000168551A2000-06-20
JP2000006806A2000-01-11
Foreign References:
GB679686A1952-09-24
US20080250965A12008-10-16
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent business corporation Yuko patent office